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...next world: Healy breaks off about singing “of the last words” to cede the spotlight to an unusual Andy Dunlop guitar solo. In “J. Smith”—the most experimental cut on the album—the protagonist tries to off himself. Beginning with 20 seconds of warring barebone guitar riffs, the song seems to settle into the traditional Travis formula of Healy’s voice over rhythmic guitar and piano. However, the song explodes as Healy, channeling Bob Dylan, belts out the story of J. Smith?...
...boss. Even though he privately thinks his Editor-in-Chief’s orders are a “disastrous idea,” when other people voice this opinion, he speaks up in dishonest defense. Luckily he survives the ordeal. His photographer, however, does not. When the protagonist makes it back to the office, there’s no sympathy expressed for his predicament nor any sort of remorse at the death of his co-worker. Rather, in true company-first fashion, his boss bursts out in anger, “Why the hell didn?...
...interesting because it suggests that if you really want to hurt a guy’s feelings, all you have to do is dance at him, really, really hard. So maybe dancing can be revenge. But revenge itself is a timeworn plot for a story with a female protagonist (e.g. “Kill Bill”). Similarly, Britney and her music videos are like a comfortable old sock. They feature familiar imagery: the car chase? Any Mitsubishi ad. A man’s chest glistening in a shower? Gillette. Hotel room? Ikea. But that?...
...central issue revolves around Albee’s protagonist, Martin (Eduardo J. Perez-Torres ’12), who reveals to his family that he has been having an affair with a goat named Sylvia. And it’s not just sex he is after. No, Martin divulges to his dumbfounded wife Stevie (law student Mary R. Plante) that he is not merely infatuated but in love with the goat...
Only a cynic would dismiss a presidential debate as a mere television show. You would have to be naive, though, to ignore the drama of these events: Two people enter an arena. Only one will emerge as the protagonist of our national life - also known as the President...